The court can clamp your car

Your car can be clamped for unpaid fines. The court can only release it if you pay in full or make an arrangement to pay your fines.

To arrange payment contact 0800 4 FINES or a bailiff using the details on the clamp notice attached to the car.

The court can seize your car and property

The court can seize your car and property to pay for unpaid fines.

If your property has been seized, a notice of seizure will be left at the address and you have 7 days to pay in full or ask for time to pay. To arrange payment, contact the court within 7 days of the seizure.

Your property will normally be sold if you don’t arrange payment within 7 days. Money from the sale will be allocated:

first, to pay costs from the seizure and sale, such as transport, storage and auction costs

second, to the unpaid fine

third, to you if any money is left over after the costs and fine/s or reparation are paid.

The court can suspend your driver licence

The court can suspend your driver licence if you have overdue fines from traffic offences. You will be sent a warning letter before this happens.

If you do not respond to this warning letter an order will be made to suspend your license. This order may be served on you by an officer of the court, or by a police officer if you are stopped on the roadside.

Once served the order will be in force. You will no longer be permitted to drive and you will be required to surrender your license.